FOUNDATIONS OF MANAGEMENT

Students identify and describe management roles, and summarize managerial responsibilities, competencies, and skills. Major management theories are described, analysed, and evaluated.

30 hours

Business Leadership

This unit provides students with opportunities to apply theories of human behaviour to understand how individuals and groups function in the workplace. Students apply teamwork and group dynamics to carry out projects and solve problems. Students demonstrate the use of proper leadership techniques in a variety of situations.

20 hours

MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES

Using appropriate communication techniques related to business management. Finally, students evaluate the strategies used by individuals and organizations to manage stress and conflict while comparing a variety of theories about how to motivate individuals and teams in a productive work environment. Students analyse the elements that bring about change, the reason for various attitudes towards change, and the major challenges facing organizations, and evaluate strategies used to implement change. Students investigate ethical issues, social responsibility, and organizational codes of ethics.

Planning and Organizing

Students are given the opportunity to: demonstrate an understanding of the various organizational structures used to manage the workforce effectively; identify and describe the ways in which organizational structures have changed to adapt to the changing nature of work; demonstrate an understanding of staffing issues. The students investigate compensation, benefit and discipline systems, and the relationship between high-performance activities and increased job satisfaction.

21 hours

Final Culminating Assignment

This is a Final Culminating Assignment worth 20% of your final grade.

Final Exam

This is a proctored exam worth 10% of your final grade.